The current Greek financial crisis is reopening old wounds between Greece and Germany. So why do Greece and Germany hate each other?

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Greek Debt Crisis: Athens, Creditors Scramble to Find Solution After Vote
http://www.wsj.com/articles/conditions-not-right-for-new-negotiations-on-greek-bailout-germany-says-1436180226
“Greece faces its European creditors at an impromptu summit of eurozone leaders Tuesday as both sides are scrambling to find a way to keep the country afloat after its emphatic rejection of tough bailout terms.”

A brief history of German-Greek relations
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/23/brief-history-german-greek-relations
“From the foundation of modern Greece, the country’s relations with Germany have rarely been easy.”

Athens backs villagers’ fight for German compensation over 1944 SS massacre
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/13/greece-compensation-nazi-massacre
“A Nazi massacre remembered by Greeks as one of the worst atrocities of the second world war is threatening to plunge relations between Athens and Berlin to a new low amid rising criticism of Germany’s failure to pay compensation.”

Why a Greek call for war reparations from Germany might actually make sense
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-greek-demands-for-war-reparations-from-germany-make-sense-2015-04-16
“German officials have dismissed the Greek war reparations claim for Nazi atrocities as a “dumb” attempt to distract from Greece’s looming debt crisis.”

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